Monday, August 31, 2009

For the faithful, a plenary indulgence can be obtained on the opening and closing days of the Year for Priests, on the 150th anniversary of the death of St. Jean-Marie Vianney, on the first Thursday of the month, or on any other day established by the ordinaries of particular places for the good of the faithful.

To obtain the indulgence the faithful must attend Mass in an oratory or Church and offer prayers to "Jesus Christ, supreme and eternal Priest, for the priests of the Church, or perform any good work to sanctify and mould them to his heart."

The conditions for the faithful for earning a plenary indulgence are to have gone to confession and prayed for the intentions of the Pope.

Friday, August 14, 2009

I recently just visited what is called "Lourdes of America." I have never heard of it prior to the visit. Have you? It is a lovely place: Sanctuario de Chimayo....people go for healing and touch "healing dirt" (sand) from the holy "pocito" (well) where they found a huge Crucifix in 1810 (leave their memento's for gratitude for healings). The church is an operating parish.

The "dirt" found at the room is known as "pocito" (well) is considered holy because in this spot the crucifix of Our Lord of Esquipulas was found by Bernardo Abeyta in 1810.

I love nice-looking statues....of course, the very beautiful ones are but a dream as I could never afford to pay thousands for a statue...but I love to look. Some are so beautiful and serve as a wonderful means to contemplate perhaps certain virtues of the particular saint,etc. Do you enjoy beautiful statues, too?

Well, that being said, I always had my eye on getting a La Conquistadora Statue of Our Lady but they are pretty rare or costly when I do come across one. :) (Oh, yes, one day she shall be mine! hahahahha!)

So, imagine my great joy when she brought me to her! :o What a sweet little mother we have! It really happened & here is the story:

I went to The Cathedral Basilica of St Francis of Assisi (congregation est. 1610!!) in Santa Fe, NM (great city, btw!). Inside, I serendipitously entered (unbeknown to me at the time) La Conquistadora Chapel!

This chapel was built in honor of La Conquistadora, a statue of the BVM, which was brought to Santa Fe in 1626(!) by a Franciscan priest, Fray Alonso Benavides.

Originally named Our Lady of the Rosary, this statue was entitled Our Lady of the Conquest (a name it was given in 1693 when the Spanish Settlers were able to peaceably re-enter Santa Fe). The title has come to be used as a symbol of the manner in which the Blessed Mother can conquer the hearts of her people with her faith and love (isn't that the truth?!).

The backdrop for the statue is a "reredos," a Spanish mural of different designs, depicting various saints.

To the left of La Conquistadora, in the wall, is a coffin of two of the early Franciscan priests! The stained glass window above depicts Archbishop Lamy! (His remains are in the Basilica along with 9 other Archbishops!).

We got to kneel in front of this original statue, so beautiful, so ancient, so-chased by me! (ha!), and pray as a family. It was lovely!

What a wonderful GIFT from Mother to me! I had no clue it was the oldest statue in the US, nor that it was here (nevermind thinking I'd see it). Isn't that just typical of a mother, surprising you with little unexpected joys? (Usually their joy is even greater than the child's, as they love to see the happy delighted "wow!" on the face of their child.)

Hail Mary, Full of Grace, the Lord is with Thee...blessed are Thou amongst women and blessed is the FRUIT of your (Immaculate) womb, Jesus....Holy Mary, Mother of God, ((and my mother)), pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death. AMEN! :))

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The Catholic Capuchin monks wear headdress that bear a likeness to the frothy layer of cappuccino.

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On April 27, 2003, Pope John Paul beatified Padre Marco d'Aviano, a 17th-century friar credited with halting a Muslim invasion of Europe and in the process discovering the frothy coffee-drink cappuccino. More than 300 years after his death, Marco d'Aviano cleared the last step before sainthood, as the pope recognised the friar's miraculous work including curing a nun who had been bedridden for 13 years. History books also show that with a vast Ottoman Turk army beating a path to Vienna in 1683, d'Aviano was sent by the then-pope to unite the outnumbered Christian troops, spurring them to victory. As the Turks fled, legend has it they left behind sacks of coffee, which the Christians found too bitter, so they sweetened it with honey and milk. The drink, now supped by millions around the world, was called cappuccino after the Capuchin order of monks to which d'Aviano belonged. Under a cloudy sky in St Peter's Square on Sunday, the pope paid tribute to d'Aviano and five other Italians whom he also beatified. "They show us the path to follow, always confident in God's help," the pope told thousands of gathered faithful.

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PRO-LIFE:

Pray daily to spare the life of an unborn child you adopt spiritually:
"Jesus, Mary and Joseph, I love you very much. I beg you to spare the life of the pre-born child that I have spiritually adopted who is in danger of abortion. Amen."
"I have set before you life and death, the blessing and the curse. Choose life, then." (Deut. 30:19)

CHOOSE LIFE!
"Thou shalt NOT kill." --God, Creator of ALL Life
Abort means 'to stop'...
stop what in this case?
A HUMAN LIFE created by God in his image!"Crucify him!" THIS IS MY BODY and I'LL DO WHAT I WANT."Father, forgive them, they know not what they do!" "This is MY body, GIVEN UP FOR YOU."--Jesus. "Whatsoever you do to the least, you do TO ME."

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Had an abortion? There is forgiveness available. Be washed clean as snow! It's God's promise and desire! Meet with your local priest & speak about it with him and go to the sacrament of Confession!
SILENT NO MORE for those suffering AFTER having an abortionRachel's Vineyard (for post abortion care)
In a crisis pregnancy?
Here are some helpful places:
CARENET/HEARTBEAT 1-800-395-HELP
CRISIS PREGNANCY HELPLINE 1-888-4-OPTIONS
BIRTHRIGHT 800-550-4900
PREGNANCY HOTLINE 1-800-848-LOVE
BETHANY CHRISTIAN SERVICES 1-800-238-4269
NURTURING NETWORK 1-800-TNN-4MOM
SEVERAL SOURCES FOUNDATION 1-800-NO-ABORT
AMERICA’S CRISIS PREGNANCY HELPLINE 800-67-BABY-6
GOOD COUNSEL HOMES 800 723-8331(Answering machine for this number after business hours.)

America will not reject abortion until it SEES abortion. Click here.
So many REFUSE to see the pictures and the videos of abortion because they find it horrifying...yet they silently do nothing as it happens daily to their brothers and sisters in Christ! If you are silent, you basically are giving a nod of approval. If you are too scared to look at abortion...yet are pro-abortion...think that over...that does not make sense...you need to know exactly WHAT you are for!! Every choice is an eternal choice in life. Every action has consequences.